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Housing Industry News

Housing market faces headwinds as mortgage rates move above 7%

Sep 12, 2026 · 9:18 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

Mortgage spreads continue to soften the blow amid Iran conflict

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Housing Industry News

Zillow faces shareholder lawsuit over Redfin deal

Sep 11, 2026 · 9:46 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Derivative suit cites $100 million deal, $81 million in insider sales claims, and a stock drop from $77.05 to $32.19

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Mortgage Rate News

Mortgage Rates Only Modestly Higher on Friday

Sep 11, 2026 · 7:24 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

Looked at in a vacuum, Friday was no better or worse than the average day over the past several months. Compared to yesterday morning's levels, the average…

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Mortgage Rate News

Mortgage Rates Held Fairly Steady Until Late in The Day

Sep 11, 2026 · 7:24 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

Looked at in a vacuum, and up until the last few hours of the day, Friday was no better or worse than the average day over the past several months. Compared…

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Housing Industry News

Park Street Homes expands urban infill homebuilding model

Sep 11, 2026 · 5:41 PM John McManus HousingWire

Park Street blends standardized construction controls with reflective design for established neighborhoods and scattered lots

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Housing Industry News

The Agency hires Jim Lonergan to lead Midwest expansion

Sep 11, 2026 · 5:12 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The longtime Anywhere Real Estate franchise growth executive will also oversee South Central U.S. sales and Canada

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Housing Industry News

MISMO board adds VantageScore, Guild and FICO leaders amid credit modernization push

Sep 11, 2026 · 4:20 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Anthony Hutchinson of VantageScore, Gemma Currier of Guild Mortgage and Eric Lapin of FICO are the new board members

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Housing Industry News

IRES MLS names Julie Dahl CEO, succeeding Jeff Bosch

Sep 11, 2026 · 3:40 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Dahl, a 23-year IRES veteran, succeeds Jeff Bosch as he departs for Arizona Regional MLS

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Housing Industry News

Putting the ROAD Act into action faces a funding and HUD gauntlet

Sep 11, 2026 · 2:53 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

HUD must handle about 70% of 125 federal actions, rulemakings often take 18 to 24 months, and agency staffing is down more than 30%

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Housing Industry News

August CPI shows sticky core inflation ahead of Fed meeting

Sep 11, 2026 · 2:14 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Economists pointed to persistent services inflation as a factor that could keep borrowing costs elevated

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